The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-22

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18th Massachusetts, battalion.
South Carolina State flag, no history
| Confederate battle flag, captured b.
Gen. Sneri6an's forces September Is
1864, from 6th South Carolina Infantry
Battle flag O: Sumter Flying Artillery
captured in tlc battle cE -Apponatto:
Station, April s, 1855, by Chief Bugte
Chas. shorn, Isl Tirginia Veteran Vol
unter Cavalry, 3d brigade, Sd cavalr.
division, Gen. Custer commanding.
Battle flag Of the Sumter Heavy Artil
lery, captured ii the battle OF Sailors
Creek, April 6, 1865, by Sergt. George
J. Pitnan, Company G, 1st New Iorl
Lincoln Volunteer Cavalry, Sd brigade
Sd division, Gen. Custer commanding.
Garrison flag, "Secessionville," Jane:
Island, S. c., defences Of Charleston
captured February, 1865. Presented tx
the war department by Brig. Gen. A
Schimmelpfennig.
Garrison flag, "Fort Moultrie,
Charleston harbor, captured February
IS, 1865. Presented to the war depart
ment by Brig. Gen. 4. Schimmelpfennig,
Garrison flag of the Citadel of Charles
ton, S. c., captured February Is, 1865
Presented 20 the war department by
Brig. Gen. 4. Schimmelp:ennig.
The Presidents Action.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The following
letter was sent to the Secretary of War
by the President to day in regard TO the
disposition Of flags captured by the
Union forces during the late war:
I have today considered with more
care than VIXEN the subject was orally
presented to me the action Of your de-
pa1tment directing letters to be addressed
to the Governors of al The States, offer
ing 10 retnln, if desired, to the loyal
States of the Union the flags captured
during the war Of the rebellion by the
Confederate forces and afterwards re-
covered by government troops, and to
the Confederate States the flags captured
by the Union forces, all Of which, for
many years, have been packed in boxes
anG stored in the cellar and attic OF the
War Department: am OF the opinion
that the return OF the flags in tie ,uan-
ncr thus contemplated is moi authorized
by existing law, nor justified as an ex-
ecutive act. request, therefore, that
10 further steps be taken in the mater,
except to examine and inventory these
iags and adopt proper measures for
their preservation. Any direction os 20
the final disposition of them should
originate WITH Congress. Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
At The request OF Governor Foraker,
of Onic, that counsel should be retained
to institute legal proceedings to enjoin
the return OF the Confederate flags to the
Governors Of the Southern States, Gen.
q. Y. Boynton to-day selected Samuel
Shellabacger, Of Ohio, and George S.
RoptHell, OF Massachusetts,, TO take
cAargaot the case. These gentlemen ex-
pected to have an application for man
Ganus fled in the Supreme Court OF the
district at o'clock this afternoon, but
were delayed by the nonreceipt OF the
necessary telegram from Ohio. The
papers were based upon the claim that
the Secretary OF War was about to dis
pose Of public property without authori-
tv of law. The letter of the President,
however, made further action by the
attorneys unnecessary.
Gen. Z irciiJd Raves.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-Ata a reception
to Gen. Fairchild, commandments
G. 4. r., in New York, last night. ten
dered by the Alexander Hamilton Post,
fairchild delivered an impassioned
speech upon the proposed return to the
Southern States Of the flags captured II
the late wer. lie spoke under strong
excitement, and almost his first utterance
was:
ssMay God palsy the hand that wrote
the order, may God palsy the brain that
conceived It, and may GOD palsy the
tongue that dictated it.
Ii Tie course OF bis speech Fairchild
said:
"Since about 1861 the G. \. R., has
been the friend Of tie South, We have no
sort of hate or malice against our Old
ices anywhere and are ready to extend
them the right hand Of fellowship. Not
withstandiDg ell this l most ecnphatical-
ly assert that the Southern States have
no manner OF right to take from US the
relics OF the late rebellion IL the shape
OF Rebel flags. What world Missouri,
Maryland, Mississippi, South CacoLns
and o5her States do with the flags if they
had them? Would the Governors OF
these States place them in their State
capitals as emblems to be revered and
to teach coming generations treason:
No loyal Governor Of any State II this
Union will receive them. They will say
:These are relics af dead past. We are
members Of the Union OF States and caD
not receive these emblems OF treason.
Fairchlid concluded by stating that he
spoke in defence Of the Southern peo'
! pie, whom he felt sure would feel IN,
suited b. having those flags thrust upol
them.
After fairchiid's address, resolutions
were adopted as follows;
'<Ihat the President Of the United
States, having approved there commend,
alton that al battle flags in the custody
of the war department belonging to
Southern States in rebellion during the
late civil war be returned to the respec,
tive States which bore them, for such
final disposition as they may determine,
tlis post views With surprise the action
of tie President, and records its protes;
thereto; that the sacrifice OF blood which
i captured the en1iems referred to was 3
sacrifice to liberty, national union aId
to Sod; that 40 sentiment OF generosity
and 10 expression of magnaninlity is n
volved IL the surrender Of these cove
nants OF national honor; thai it nov
:niy remains TO direct that the battle
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